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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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She gazed up at the clear and star-filled/star-speckled/starry night sky.

Do they mean exactly the same thing? Which one is the most natural choice?

  

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star-filled Stresses that there were a lot of stars. star-speckled Stresses that they were not in regular patterns. Sounds a bit poetical.

  • star-filled Stresses that there were a lot of stars.
  • star-speckled Stresses that they were not in regular patterns.
  • Sounds a bit poetical.
  • starry The most common and most natural choice
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star-filled Stresses that there were a lot of stars.

star-speckled Stresses that they were not in regular patterns. Sounds a bit poetical.

starry The most common and most natural choice

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